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﻿Dr. Bruce Barrick Montgomery, 84, passed away on October 25, 2018, in Dunwoody
Village, Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. Barry, as he was best known to friends, was born
March 30, 1934, the second son of Dr. John Barrick and Elizabeth Haines Montgomery in
Philadelphia; his older brother, Johnny, died at the age of 10 when Barry was 7.
Barry was a 1952 graduate of the Haverford School, and attended Juniata College in
Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, which he represented on the varsity golf team. He graduated
in 1956, the third generation associated with the college, which included his parents and
grandfather-in-law, who was a professor. Barry was a lifelong supporter of his alma mater,
where his granddaughter, Beth, currently continues the family tradition as the fifth
generation to matriculate at Juniata, which included Barry’s children, Anne and John.
Barry graduated from Jefferson Medical College in 1960, and specialized in
Obstetrics and Gynecology. His father was also a graduate and a professor of obstetrics at
Jefferson; and Barry’s granddaughter, Dr. Laura DiPaolo is a 2016 graduate. Barry began
his medical practice in Philadelphia in partnership with his father and Dr. Joseph Long.
He practiced at Jefferson Hospital, and also at Bryn Mawr Hospital, were he later served
as chair of the Department of Gynecology. Barry also served two years as a physician in
the US Army in the 1960s. In 1990, he closed his practice to serve as a base physician in
the Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
During his first year in medical school, Barry met his beloved wife, Nancy
Strommen, at a “head and neck party,” celebrating the aftermath of a major anatomy
exam. Barry and Nancy married on June 28, 1958, and recently celebrated their 60th
anniversary. Barry took great joy in his family, and was ahead of his time in his approach
to fatherhood; he was remembered to have said, “anyone can be a father, but not
everyone can be a dad.” To his children he was a warm, affectionate, and engaged father,
truly a great dad. His children and grandchildren remember many happy days vacationing
together on Sanibel Island, Florida, at the cabin in the Poconos, or poolside at the
Montgomery’s Carlisle home.
Barry’s faith in Christ was his bedrock and his hope. Baptized as an infant in the
Bala Cynwyd United Methodist Church, he was an active, lifelong member, except for the
years he and Nancy lived in Carlisle, when they were active in the Allison UM Church.
After the closure of Bala Cynwyd, they became members of Ardmore UMC.
After his final retirement in 1997, Barry and Nancy traveled extensively, and
enjoyed many hours golfing together. He was an avid reader, model train enthusiast, and
model builder, and took up painting, once wining a water color competition at
Dunwoody. Barry also volunteered for several years at the Carlisle Court House,
transporting prisoners between the courthouse and the jail.
Barry is survived by Nancy, his wife of sixty years; a cousin, Jodie Link, of
Harrisburg; his daughter Ann Campagna of Kennett Square; daughter Susan (Joseph)
DiPaolo of Wayne; and son John (Cory) of Wildwood, Missouri; grandchildren Matthew
(Daisy) Campagna, Steven Campagna and Michael (Stephanie) Campagna; Christina,
Laura and Timothy DiPaolo; Jack, Beth and Tom Montgomery; great-grandchildren
Natalie, and Sam Campagna and Jordan Montgomery. “Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord… that they may rest
from their labors; for their works follow with them” (Rev. 14:13).
Relatives and friends are invited to his Funeral service, on Monday, , Oct 29, 2018 at
11:00 AM in Ardmore United Methodist Church, 200 Argyle Road, Ardmore, PA, where friends
may call after 10:00 AM. Interment, Tuesday, Oct. 30th in Riverview Cemetery, Huntingdon, PA
Memorials may be sent in his name to Juniata College, 1700 Moore St., Huntingdon, PA 16652

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﻿Dr. Bruce Barrick Montgomery, 84, passed away on October 25, 2018, in DunwoodyVillage, Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. Barry, as he was best known to friends, was bornMarch 30, 1934, the second son of Dr. John Barrick and Elizabeth Haines Montgomery inPhiladelphia; his older brother, Johnny, died at the age of 10 when Barry was 7. Barry was a 1952 graduate of the Haverford School, and attended Juniata College inHuntingdon, Pennsylvania, which he represented on the varsity golf team. He graduatedin 1956, the third generation associated with the college, which included his parents andgrandfather-in-law, who was a professor. Barry was a lifelong supporter of his alma mater,where his granddaughter, Beth, currently continues the family tradition as the fifthgeneration to matriculate at Juniata, which included Barry’s children, Anne and John. Barry graduated from Jefferson Medical College in 1960, and specialized inObstetrics and Gynecology. His father was also a graduate and a professor of obstetrics atJefferson; and Barry’s granddaughter, Dr. Laura DiPaolo is a 2016 graduate. Barry beganhis medical practice in Philadelphia in partnership with his father and Dr. Joseph Long.He practiced at Jefferson Hospital, and also at Bryn Mawr Hospital, were he later servedas chair of the Department of Gynecology. Barry also served two years as a physician inthe US Army in the 1960s. In 1990, he closed his practice to serve as a base physician inthe Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. During his first year in medical school, Barry met his beloved wife, NancyStrommen, at a “head and neck party,” celebrating the aftermath of a major anatomyexam. Barry and Nancy married on June 28, 1958, and recently celebrated their 60thanniversary. Barry took great joy in his family, and was ahead of his time in his approachto fatherhood; he was remembered to have said, “anyone can be a father, but noteveryone can be a dad.” To his children he was a warm, affectionate, and engaged father,truly a great dad. His children and grandchildren remember many happy days vacationingtogether on Sanibel Island, Florida, at the cabin in the Poconos, or poolside at theMontgomery’s Carlisle home. Barry’s faith in Christ was his bedrock and his hope. Baptized as an infant in theBala Cynwyd United Methodist Church, he was an active, lifelong member, except for theyears he and Nancy lived in Carlisle, when they were active in the Allison UM Church.After the closure of Bala Cynwyd, they became members of Ardmore UMC. After his final retirement in 1997, Barry and Nancy traveled extensively, andenjoyed many hours golfing together. He was an avid reader, model train enthusiast, andmodel builder, and took up painting, once wining a water color competition atDunwoody. Barry also volunteered for several years at the Carlisle Court House,transporting prisoners between the courthouse and the jail. Barry is survived by Nancy, his wife of sixty years; a cousin, Jodie Link, ofHarrisburg; his daughter Ann Campagna of Kennett Square; daughter Susan (Joseph)DiPaolo of Wayne; and son John (Cory) of Wildwood, Missouri; grandchildren Matthew(Daisy) Campagna, Steven Campagna and Michael (Stephanie) Campagna; Christina,Laura and Timothy DiPaolo; Jack, Beth and Tom Montgomery; great-grandchildrenNatalie, and Sam Campagna and Jordan Montgomery. “Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord… that they may restfrom their labors; for their works follow with them” (Rev. 14:13). Relatives and friends are invited to his Funeral service, on Monday, , Oct 29, 2018 at11:00 AM in Ardmore United Methodist Church, 200 Argyle Road, Ardmore, PA, where friendsmay call after 10:00 AM. Interment, Tuesday, Oct. 30th in Riverview Cemetery, Huntingdon, PA Memorials may be sent in his name to Juniata College, 1700 Moore St., Huntingdon, PA 16652